Drum trap-holder.



G. A. MANNING.

DRUM TRAP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED Dias, 1915.

I1,230,192; PanIedJuneIQ,1917.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. u

GEORGE A. MANNING, 0E ELKHART, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO C. G. CONN, OFELKHART, INDIANA.

DRUM TRAP-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1917.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. MANNING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elkhart, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new vand useful Improvements in Drum Trap-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for holding within convenient reachof the musician, instruments that are commonly associated with andplayed by the player of the bass drum, and it has for its object toprovide upon one of the drum rods, cdnvenient means for firmly holdingand presenting these accessory instruments in such position as may bedesired by the player.

It is customary to provide so-called drum rods for drawing toward eachother, the drum rings which stretch the heads upon the barrel of thedrum and to have these rods constructed of a main portion and an ad- Ljustable portion with hooks engaging the respective rings. The presentinvention modifies the construction of the main portion of the drum rodso as to materially increase the surface of the vhook end which bearsupon the cylindrical surface and preferably also the edge of the ring soas to firmly sustain the main part against rotation, and it provides onsaid main ortion, radially offset mountings for the hinese block and thecrash cymbal which, by the broad bearing of the main hook, arevpreventedfrom rotating; a triangle hook and damper being preferably provided atthe outer of said main hook.

The invention will be filly understood upon reference to theaccompanying drawing, in whichlFigure l is a perspective view of the newtrap holder, with the instruments intended to be mounted thereon, andthe drum for which it is intended shown in broken lines;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the trap holder;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the same, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail view of the cymbal attachment. 1

1 represents the body or main portion and the adjustable portion of adrum rod adapted' to be applied to a base drum; the adjustable portionhaving a turning head 2 working through the hook 2b and termia nating ina shank 2, which is threaded into the main portion of the drum rod. The

body or main portion comprises a ring hook la, having its lateraldimension, increased sufficiently to give a broad bearing face in lcontact with the drum ring, preferably at the portion which engages theedge of the drum ring, as well as that part which lies upon thecylindrical surface thereof; and said body or main portion has anintegral shank lb.

In order to mount the Chinese block A upon the trap holder, the latteris provided with a pair of posts 3 projecting radially from the sockets3 carried by the hook la and constructed with intermediate shoulders 8b,upon which the block A is adapted to rest and which offset the receivingends of the posts, so that by turning them in their sockets 3a, theblock A can be shifted angularly within certain limits. The broadbearing of the head la upon the drum ring adapts the posts 3 to sustainthe Chinese block A in convenient presentation to the drummer,notwithstanding the overhanging position of the block.

In order to hold the crash cymbal B, the shank 1b of the main portion ofthe rod, which is rigid with the head la, has fitted intermediately uponit, post 4a for the cymbal socket, andpwith a clamping eye bar havingits eye 4l" threaded upon the shank 1b intermediately of the eyes 40 ofthe bracket and having its shank 4d passing upward through the bracket,and receivinga wing nut 4e which serves the purpose of drawing the eyebar lb relatively to the bracket, and thereby firmly clamping thebracket against rotary or sliding movement upon the shank 1b, when thenut is tightened, but permittin free adjustment of the cymbal mounting,oth angularly and longitudinally of the rod shank' 1b when the wing nutis loosened.

The cymbal is not mounted directly upon the bracket-4, but indirectlythrough the -medium of a resilient socket 4f, which reduces to aminimum, restriction of vibration of the cymbal, thereby insuring agreater volume of tone and lessening the liability of injury to thecymbal by the cracking which is noticeably incident to more rigidsupports. This resilient portion of the mountin is most eectivelyobtained from a coiled spring, which is preferably in the form of ahelix in order to realize therefrom, the further structural feature of asocket which the bracket 4 with a yvill fit upon the post 4: as a meansof uniting the intermedlate resilient member with the base of the cymbalmounting. This'form .of connection isfurther advantageous, in

that it provides for .quick and convenient separability of the cymbalfromv the base of the mounting Without removing nuts or screws. Bylmerely rotating the helical member upon the post in the directioncontrary to the winding of the helix, the friction'of a Vtightlyttingsocket and post is momentarily relieved suciently for easylassembling and disassembling of the parts.

To secure the cymbal to the resilient mem-v ber', the ,helical spring 45carries 'a head 4g with a clamp screw 4h and Wing nut v4*. i

For supporting the triangle C, a stud 5 is provided on the end of thehead la, receivl i 7 'ing a screw 58, which passes through the eye 5b ofthe hookI 5, which may be, provided Withthe usual damper 5d.

f assume a pendent-position and .thus enable vv 'j i the. triangle inWhatever positionthe drum' v @may beheld. j' v1 n 'l '.Theposts 3 .withtheinosets 3?. vmay be mainportion and an adjustable'portion,pro v thedamper 5d to 4.assume proper-relation to.

f1; A trap holder drumA rod zelomprisingl a'.

4said main member The hookV 5 l," hangs upon the screw 5aWithgfreedom-.of i turning, so 'that the triangle C'Will always vided,respectively, with `hooks to vengage the edges of the drum rings; saidmain portion embodying in its structure a rigidly associated head uponwhich its ring-hook is formed, and a rigidlyjunited shank; said headbeing extended 1n thev circumferential direction of the cylindricalsurface of the ring upon which it is to bear, and being provided withoutwardly projecting means for holding an instrument; saidinstrumentholding means comprisin a pairl of vposts rotatably socketedin sai head, vand constructed-With osets which vary the positions of thereceiving ends of the posts when the posts are rotated in theirsockets.-

2. yIn a drum Strap holder, the combination .of main and adjustablemembers having hooks for engaging the rings of a drum;

tienofand providing abroad bearing face for a .cylindrical'surfaoe oftheI drum, and a' A eing constructed with a i head extended in theclrcumferential direcv shank rigidly united with said head; and dan'instrument holdermounted uponjsaid shank and comprisingA a bracketconstructed at its' outer end'with a seat-forthe .instrumentto'v :bemounted thereon, and at its inner end' with a pair` of :spaced eyesthrought which 1 the shank isvthreaded, ,andl a clamping-eye; 'l rodprojecting throughthebracket and' conj" structed at'itsinner end with aneye threaded u on the shankvbetweent-the 'eyes ofthe brac et, and havingits outer end protruded'inposition to receive meansfordrawing l itrelatively to the bracket.. The foregoin specification si nedl at'Elkhart, Indiana, t is th day of une, 1915.'

v 'GEORGE A.V MANNING'.

